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Staff Report for Appropriation of Water Pollution Control Plant Enterprise Fund Balance Reserve in the Amount of $420,000 for the Purpose of Procuring and Installing a Residential Recycled Water Fill Station in 2015-16 at the Water Pollution Control Plant
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff requests Council approval to appropriate $420,000 from the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) enterprise fund balance reserve for 2015-16. These funds will be used to procure a 100 gallon-per-minute dual media reclaimed water filter, to fund installation of the system at the Water Pollution Control Plant, and to fund improvements to gates and fences to create a resident and traffic-friendly drive through area in the Plant. Some of these funds will also be used to develop a resident permitting program and to hire part-time attendants in 2016-17 for the station.
BACKGROUND
On January 17, 2014, the governor proclaimed a State of Emergency throughout the State of California due to severe drought conditions. On April 25, 2014, the governor proclaimed a Continued State of Emergency to exist throughout the State of California due to the ongoing drought. Because of the severity of the drought, alternative water sources and water conserving technologies will be important throughout the State, even if this is a heavy rain year.
One of the measures included in the governor's Executive Order was the prioritization of water recycling projects. Water recycling is effective and successful in creating a new and reliable water supply without compromising public health. Non-potable water reuse is a widely accepted practice that will continue to grow to accommodate environmental needs and growing water supply demands. Advances in wastewater treatment technology and health studies of blended recycle and potable water reuse cause experts to predict that planned indirect potable water reuse will soon become more common.
Currently, the WPCP produces secondar...
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